Ice Spice is keen to give Nicki Minaj her flowers.

The rising rapper has achieved success solo but has arguably leveled up most by way of her collaborations with the veteran femcee.

Indeed, just this week the pair earned another top 10 together with ‘Barbie World’ – which itself follows top 5 smash ‘Princess Diana.’

Currently in the UK for the Wireless Festival 2023, Ice Spice stopped by Capital XTRA Breakfast with Robert Bruce and Shayna Marie.

During the visit, the 23-year-old opened up about working with Nicki, her regality, and learning from her.

Her words below…

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Though at first Latto seemed poised to hit the Hot 100 jackpot with her February-released single, ‘Lottery,’ the Dr. Luke-produced tune quickly fizzled after its #83 peak.

Unfazed, the rapstress (born Alyssa Stephens) is shifting focus to its follow-up: ‘Put It On Da Floor.’

Dropped Friday (April 21), the Go Grizzly-helmed bop sees Stephens spit some fiery bars aimed at her detractors.

“Sh-t around my neck, it cost a arm and leg,” she raps before later saying, “Smoking on that gas, blunt big as Coi Leray / B-tches like to run their mouths but I’m the type to run the fade.”

Laden with lines that got Nicki Minaj fans (affectionately called #Barbz) and fellow rapstress Coi Leray up-in-arms (as we reported here), look inside to hear the tune that’s got the female Hip-Hop stars in a tizzy.

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iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment are pushing excitement for this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards into overdrive with the rollout of official details around the highly anticipated ceremony.

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The iHeartRadio Music Awards, one of music’s biggest nights, has announced the star-studded nominations roster for its 2023 edition.

Airing live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27, the event – now in its 10th year – toasts the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2022.

Leading this year’s highly competitive list are Lizzo, Taylor Swift, and Harry Styles – who garnered 7 nods apiece.  Behind them, Drake, Dua Lipa, and Bad Bunny are among the big names who nabbed 6 mentions while Doja Cat and Beyoncé are among the acts who have 5 each.

Ahead of handing out its coveted trophies and announcing which stage-blazing acts will be added to the performance bill, look inside to see the full list of 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominees.

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The People’s Choice Awards 2022 rocked NBC and E! airwaves Tuesday (December 6) from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica!

As its banner title relays, this show is notable for having its winners voted for entirely by the public.

Spanning a wide variety of categories from music to television, movies, and more, the 2022 ceremony saw the likes of Lizzo, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Harry Styles, and more go head-to-head for some of the night’s top honors.

Did your choice nab an award at the Kenan Thompson-hosted showing? Find out below…

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Nicki Minaj may already be one of the most-decorated rappers in music history, but if the 2022 American Music Awards are any indication, she shows no signs of slowing down her trophy collection any time soon.

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Self-proclaimed ‘Queen of da Souf’ Latto may be paving her own lane in the music realm thanks to big hits like ‘Big Energy’ and ‘It’s Givin,’ but she’s never shied away from givin’ props to the Rap Queens who came before her – especially those from the South.

Though historically noted for her reverence of Foxy Brown, Lil Kim, and Nicki Minaj (despite their recent fallout), Latto (born Alyssa Stephens) has gone on record praising Southern female Rap icon Trina – who also featured on the remix of the 23-year-old’s breakout hit ‘B*tch from da Souf’ – and also Memphis legends La Chat and Gangsta Boo.

The latter found herself the topic of Stephens’ conversation once more, this time during the ‘Wheelie‘ star’s recent pit stop in Vancouver as supporting act on the critically acclaimed, Lizzo-led ‘Special Tour.’

Look inside to see what she said.

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Nicki Minaj may boast owning two of 2022’s top-selling singles courtesy of her inaugural solo Hot 100 topper, ‘Super Freaky Girl,’ and its predecessor, ‘Do We Have a Problem,’ but it appear it’s the Recording Academy that has the problem with the iconic Rap diva.

Details inside.

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It’s that time of the year again! The 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards is back and set to salute releases from music’s biggest names on a global scale.

Taking place in Düsseldorf at PSD Bank Dome, the MTV EMAs air live on MTV in more than 170 countries on November 13.

Ahead of its highly anticipated arrival, official nominations were announced this week and see British superstar Harry Styles lead the pack with seven nods (including Best Artist, Best Song, and Best Video for work tied to his latest effort ‘Harry’s House‘).

Behind him is Taylor Swift, who nabbed 6 nods including Best Artist, Best Pop, and Best Longform Video, and then Nicki Minaj and Rosalía who each earned five nods.

Look inside to see the jam-packed list of nominees that includes names like SZA, Doechii, Kim Petras, Saucy Santana, Shenseea, Summer Walker, and more.

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Nicki Minaj has had quite the year with female rappers.

While the likes of JT, Akbar V, BIA, and more have praised the Rap Queen for her support of the genre’s up-and-coming femcees, others – like Latto most recently – have suggested she’s hell-bent on sabotaging their careers.

And while Nicki and Latto continue their Twitter fisticuffs stemming from the Thursday announcement (October 13) about the potential GRAMMY miscategorization of the former’s #1 hit, ‘Super Freaky Girl,’ another critically acclaimed rapstress – CHIKA – has entered the chat.

Look inside to see how her weigh-in caused a fiery clap back from Minaj’s dedicated fans, affectionately called #BARBZ.

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Nearly 3 years ago Nicki Minaj joined a chorus of hitmakers who called out The Recording Academy for snubbing The Weeknd‘s 2020 album, ‘After Hours,’ when it was reported the blockbuster project didn’t get any nominations for the GRAMMYs’ 2021 ceremony.

Minaj is no stranger to being overlooked by the voting committee as she – despite being attached to some of the biggest Hip-Hop hits over the last 12 years – has only been nominated 10 times and boasts no wins (as of the time of this report).

The remedy to that seemed poised to finally come thanks to the commercial and critical response to ‘Super Freaky Girl’ – her first solo Hot 100 chart-topper and one of the biggest songs of 2022. Yet, once again, the diva has found herself at odds with the Academy’s voting committee after it was announced Thursday (October 13) the Rap song would not be considered in any Rap categories.

And while the Rap Queen’s discussion on the matter may have turned into a controversial royal rumble (as we reported here), her initial grievance should not be disregarded:  ‘Super Freaky Girl’ does NOT belong in GRAMMY Pop categories.

Look inside for That Grape Juice‘s top 6 reasons why.

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Peruse of the updated Billboard’s Song Sales chart sees Rap Queen Nicki Minaj reigning with her latest single, ‘We Go Up.’

Released March 25, the Fivio Foreign-assisted track comes as her fourth drop in less than two months and followed the warmly received tunes ‘Do We Have a Problem,’ ‘Bussin,’ and ‘Blick Blick.’

Accompanied to Hot 100 success by some history-making measure (i.e. ‘Problem’ made Nicki the first female rapper to have 20 top 10 hits, ‘Blick’ made her the second female artist to have at least 65 top 40 hits, and more), the bops – reportedly set to line the GRAMMY nominee’s forthcoming fifth studio album – set the tone for ‘We Go Up’ to go and do the same.

Ahead of the release of its official music video, look inside to see how the new song’s impact was felt on this week’s hit list.

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